Hi AllI come across a oratory course preparing students for PSLE English Oral Exam offered by the enrichment centre my daughter is attending. Is a two day intensive package during the June holidays. Do pm me if you are interested to know..

TWS wrote:Hi AllI come across a oratory course preparing students for PSLE English Oral Exam offered by the enrichment centre my daughter is attending. Is a two day intensive package during the June holidays. Do pm me if you are interested to know..

TWS wrote:Hi AllI come across a oratory course preparing students for PSLE English Oral Exam offered by the enrichment centre my daughter is attending. Is a two day intensive package during the June holidays. Do pm me if you are interested to know..

As a tutor, I've seen many quiet students do relatively well. In comparison, children who are extremely talkative may fair worst as they tend to go "out of point" or speak poorly (grammatical errors, repetitive points, random pauses etc).

The essence of oral tests the child's ability to effectively communicate his/her ideas to others NOT the amount of content your child is able to vomit in front of the examiner before we decide to stop them.

Encourage your child is speaking in full and proper sentences. They should be loud enough to be heard from slightly more than 2 arm's length away. The tone of which your child speak should vary according to the topic at hand and not monotonous.

You can practice with your child by engaging him in mini-conversations. Ask him to elaborate and explain to you the rationale for his choices. Why does he prefer chocolate ice-cream to strawberry ice-cream? Would he prefer to stay home to play computer games or to go out cycling? Why?

Start with topics you which he/she definitely would be interested in. It is also essential that you are not overly anxious. Give them time to think about the topic before prompting them. Remind them that it is alright to take a couple of seconds to think through it before talking. Don't rush to start a sentence before you know how to end it.